i agree that the birds far off are a little big for where they seem to fall in the scene, but i really love the gradual change in tone of the water, from the ripples to the colors to the detail of the penguin. beautiful.

Thanks for the comment. I think this is still my all time favorite of my pieces. I could have done the flying birds better, but. . .I'm crap with photoshop, and lost the psd. so it'll have to stay. cheers
Sacha

Wonderful. Beautiful. Fantastic. and anything else i can think of. Looks almost photographic. I love the water and that penguin is excelently integrated. i came up with another one. Magnificent. i love the blues. chilling beauty.

amazing, this is really near excellence in realism, in my opinion... like others have said, the only thing I don't find great are the birds... they look a little 2-dimensional in comparison with the rest of the peace, and, in that light, it's unnecessary there. The duck or whatever it is blends wonderfully and is a great touch.

That really does look cold. The duck in the front is a nice touch and helps giving this piece more depth. I think that if you moved the birds in the sky back a little, thise piece would get even more depth and it would put more focus on the actual terragen render. The borderwork and typography is just neat. Good work!